Improvement in pruning-saws



PETER EBERLE.

mprovemen'f `ifn- Pruning-Saws.

No. 115,834.V

Patented June is, 1an

PETER EBERLE OF FREETOWN, INDIANA.

MPROVEMNT IN PRUNlNG-SAWS.

Speoieation forming part of Letters Patent No. 115,834, dated June 13,1871.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known th at I, PETER EBERLE, of Freetown, in the county ot'Jackson and in the State ot' Indiana, have invented an ImprovedPruning-Saw; and I do hereby declare that the following is a. full,clear, and exact descrip- -tion thereof', reference bein g had to theaccompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of the invention consists in the construction and use ot thepruning-saw hereinafter described, said device to be madeot' Wood, iron,steel, and ropes, or any other convenient and suitable materials.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use iuy said invention,l proceed to describe it more particularly, as'iollows, viz:

A B ofthe accoi'npanying' dra-Wing; is aloop of wood,.in which is placedthe elliptical saw a. I) Z1 and fd. are strips ot' Wood fastened to eachend ot' the saw, and arranged to work with it in the loop A B. C G is agum spring` fastened over the topoi1 the loop A B and on the ends of thewooden strip b I). (l D is a strong strip ot' wood fastened to the loopA B, and coupled to the strip F by means of the band E, so as to beadjusted as to length by means of the pin q andthe holes t and u. Gris asocket for the strip F firmly fastened to the base H. I is a treadle,fastened by the hinge w to the base H. e and g are pieces of ropefastening the rin gs l and m to the wooden strip df. Through these ringspass the two ropes, o p and r s, which are secured at one end to thetreadle I and at the other to the pin q. All ot these various parts areto be placed in their positions, as represented in the drawinfr.l

To use my said device, the operator leans the edge. of the saw againstthe limb he proposes to cut. o Then he presses the trcadle l with hisi'oot it will draw the saw down a little in the loop A L; as thepressure is relaxed the. gum spring C G will draw the saw np again; andso a reciprocating motion is produced, which may be continued until theliinb is cut oil'.

Any desired length inay be attained by means of the adjusting-pin q andholes u and t. I'Vhat I claim, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, isI The pruningsaw herein described, when constructed and usedsubstantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as mine I have hereunto set myhand this 7th day of July, 1870.

y PETER EBERLE.

Witnesses:

Geo. H. ZIEGLER, Gnonen Rmefnn.

